Yen Gains After Australia’s Retail Sales Unexpectedly Decline

Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The yen strengthened after an Australian report showed retail sales unexpectedly declined, boosting demand for the relative safety of Japan’s currency.

The yen advanced to 126.20 per euro as of 9:37 a.m. in Tokyo from 126.42 yesterday in New York. It climbed to 90.88 versus the dollar from 90.98.